Coastal flooding, climate change and environmental justice: identifying obstacles and incentives for adaptation in two metropolitan Boston Massachusetts communities

Douglas, Ellen; Kirshen, Paul; Paolisso, Michael; Watson, Chris; Wiggin, Jack; Enrici, Ashley; Rüth, Matthias

doi:10.1007/s11027-011-9340-8

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“…However, not only the impacts but also the adaptation strategies can have differential impacts on the people and economic sectors in cities. Building a seawall to hold back rising tides and storm surges may not only limit access to seashores and thus impact tourism, it may also affect property values, ecosystem functions, and community identity, not to mention divert resources needed to maintain, for example, social programs for marginalized parts of urban society (Douglas et al, 2012). …”

Section: Environmental Constraints On Livabilitymentioning

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Livability for all? Conceptual limits and practical implications

2014

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Livability has risen, alongside sustainability, as a guiding principle for planning and policy. Promoted as the more tangible of the two concepts, livability shapes public perception and infrastructure investments in cities, as well as competition among cities for the attention of the public, investment communities, and potentially fickle and mobile human capital. This paper takes stock of the current discourse on livability, identifies two central elements that have yet to shape the assessments of livability and policies to promote it, and explores strategies for research and practice to transform the livability concept, and with it the places in which the lives and livelihoods of people unfold.

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2014

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“…The results of a parallel study of urban communities and environmental justice in Boston, Massachusetts, are presented inDouglas et al (2012).…”

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Climate Change, Justice, and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region

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Weather, Climate, and Society

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In this paper, the authors present results from a study of climate change and community adaptation, focusing on two African American communities on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. These two communities are representative of small, resource-poor communities that are particularly prone to increased flooding, storms, and erosion accompanying climate change. The authors frame their research within a focus on distributive and procedural justice, including considerations of the role of adaptation capacity and vulnerability. They use methods from cognitive-environmental anthropology and psychometrics to ground a participatory and multidisciplinary approach that emphasizes community participation and the sharing of scientific and program information on climate change and adaptation. Their results suggest that community members have a holistic understanding of climate change, recognize a wide range of potential community and individual impacts, face specific vulnerabilities, and are organized through their churches to engage in efforts to reduce the impacts of increased flooding and storms on their communities.

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“…Flooding and sea level rise maps for Boston show the ocean taking back reclaimed land and returning the city to its pre-1600s boundaries (TBHA 2013;Douglas et al 2012). At risk is some of Boston's most valuable real estate, including Back Bay, parts of the Financial District, the new Innovation and Seaport Districts, as well as some of the city's poorest communities of color such as East Boston and Dorchester.…”

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Equity Impacts of Urban Land Use Planning for Climate Adaptation

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Journal of Planning Education and Research

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A growing number of cities are preparing for climate change impacts by developing adaptation plans. However, little is known about how these plans and their implementation affect the vulnerability of the urban poor. We critically assess initiatives in eight cities worldwide and find that land use planning for climate adaptation can exacerbate socio-spatial inequalities across diverse developmental and environmental conditions. We argue that urban adaptation injustices fall into two categories: acts of commission, when interventions negatively affect or displace poor communities, and acts of omission, when they protect and prioritize elite groups at the expense of the urban poor.

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Coastal flooding, climate change and environmental justice: identifying obstacles and incentives for adaptation in two metropolitan Boston Massachusetts communities

Cited by 70 publications

References 37 publications

Livability for all? Conceptual limits and practical implications

Livability for all? Conceptual limits and practical implications

Climate Change, Justice, and Adaptation among African American Communities in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Equity Impacts of Urban Land Use Planning for Climate Adaptation

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